PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electoral Register: Digital Technology (28 February 2020)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has used the powers under section 52(1A) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 to require local authorities to keep electoral registers in a standardised digital format.

Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)

The Government has not issued a ministerial direction to require local authorities to keep electoral registers in a standardised digital format. However, the issue of a common standard for electoral register data has been discussed previously at meetings between the Parliamentary Parties Panel and Cabinet Office officials.

This Panel is run by the Electoral Commission and gives representatives of the main political parties a forum to discuss issues affecting them. More information can be found at: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/how-we-make-decisions/party-panels

Answered by:
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
4 March 2020